How to Use one of the only in a Sentence

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  • Paramount+ is the one of the only places to stream the 2023 Tony Awards online in full.
    John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2023
  • The country is one of the only places in the world where the mid-ocean ridge stands above the waves.
    Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
  • And the whole thing, cooking three meals a day, that is one of the only keys to a man's heart.
    Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Our tester noted the cost was one of the only drawbacks.
    Jaylyn Pruitt, Health, 24 July 2023
  • Bowie was one of the only British singers who would sing with an accent.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The couple moved to Beverly Hills in the 1960s, and were one of the only Black families who lived in the area.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 5 May 2023
  • And Appie Riem, who was one of the only other Orthodox kids in the class.
    Time, 6 June 2023
  • Along with the new starting lineup, Tuesday marked one of the only times the Heat has been whole this season.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
  • In the years before Bob’s Red Mill was widely available, rice flour was one of the only gluten-free flours on shelves.
    Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Metro’s one of the only ones who can be versatile like that today.
    Paul Thompson, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2023
  • And it’s known to be one of the only banks prepared to extend loans to some of the riskier early-stage startups in the market.
    Anne Sraders, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The district is one of the only in the state with a strong equity and inclusion statement.
    Carmen Nesbitt, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • This is one of the only times all your friends and family are here to celebrate you—why not dine with them?
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The foot stomps are one of the only percussive elements that keep coming back in to this movie.
    Vulture, 27 July 2023
  • This is one of the only machines on our list that uses a self-cleaning feature.
    Laura Denby, Parents, 29 Feb. 2024
  • That makes the Pixel 8A one of the only sub-$500 devices to get such a long software support window.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 7 May 2024
  • The competition, which kicks off the dog show, is one of the only events in the show that allows non-purebred dogs to compete.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 May 2024
  • Police say the weapons are one of the only tools that officers have to keep themselves safe in volatile settings.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
  • But Sony is one of the only major studios that doesn’t own a streaming service.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The country is the sixth-highest greenhouse gas emitter in the world and is one of the only countries to not ratify the Paris Agreement.
    Devika Rao, theweek, 30 Jan. 2024
  • This hybrid solar eclipse brought people from around the globe to the small town of Exmouth, one of the only places that had a view of the full totality.
    Lilit Marcus, CNN, 22 Apr. 2023
  • The Grapevine Bar might be one of the only spots in Dallas where its loyal customers would purchase decades-old stuff that was never new in the first place.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Games are one of the only things that people still have to — and want to — watch live in a world dominated by on-demand content.
    Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Alaska Airlines is one of the only airlines that still awards status based solely on the number of miles flown.
    Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2023
  • This is one of the only ways to watch the premiere and previous episodes of the show without paying a monthly subscription.
    John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2023
  • This is one of the only ways to watch the premiere and previous episodes of the show without paying a monthly subscription.
    Sage Anderson, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Davis says Brooks was one of the only actors whose wig sat behind her natural hairline, so her own hair was brought back and over the hairline of the wig.
    Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 16 Jan. 2024
  • His outing represented one of the only bright spots in an otherwise bad loss for the Cubs (78-70).
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The nearby Shell station, one of the only walkable food options, sells chips, ramen and not much else.
    Marin Wolf, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Given the city deficit, cutting the police budget may be one of the only ways for the council to create new shelter beds in future years.
    Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 9 Feb. 2024

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